With fall enrollment down 5.4 percent, GRCC must cut budget by $1 million - Brian McVicar, MLive

Fall enrollment is down 5.4 percent at Grand Rapids Community College, the steepest drop in the school’s fall headcount since a downward slide that began in 2011. As of Sept. 4, there were 15,719 students enrolled at GRCC, down from 16,613 the previous year. Like GRCC, community colleges across the state are also seeing their student bodies shrink. GRCC’s decline was steeper than anticipated this fall, and as a result, the college must cut its budget by $1 million. That’s because fewer students taking courses means the college receives less revenue from tuition and fees, the school’s biggest source of income. President Steven Ender said the $1 million in cuts will be made by leaving vacant positions unfilled on either a permanent or temporary basis. http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/09/with_fall_enrollment_down_54_p.html